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Morning folks, Struggling at the minute, my Libre Sensor has prematurely died and now I have no cover until at least Friday - you don't realise how much you rely on the Libre! I've spoken with Boots and supposedly, we won't be able to get the Libre sensors without a prescription. I have...

Hi all, Just a quick one, if my blood sugar goes above 12 mmol for an hour or so it generally writes me off for a good few hours afterwards. I'm dizzy, lack balance and just generally feel lethargic - I almost get stuck in a trance! Do any of you have any advice how to treat this or have found...

Hello, woke up feeling good today! Levemir pen changed to a new one from the fridge. This may help too so thank you! The diabetic team popped me on a half unit Echo pen for NovoRapid but the pen is broken so waiting on a replacement from Novo Nordisk. I take anywhere between 2 and 7 units...

Hi @Draco16, 1. I only visited abroad for a few days, so been back now since Saturday and left on Wednesday around 4:30. The time zone was +1. I'm always asleep by 3am! 2. It depends on what I am eating, I am doing this 'carb counting' routine recently which is what my Diabetic Nurse has...

Thank you Ellie and Draco. Very hard for me to reply back to fairly lengthy messages on my phone (Need my laptop) but I have taken on board your comments so thank you very much. It's all very knew to me and I'm a bit of a tweaker (probably not a good idea with Diabetes!). I don't have my...

Hi all, Having been T1 for a few months now, the past two weeks I have been having a bit of trouble upon waking. I generally wake around 6:30am weekdays and until around 11am I feel groggy and almost hungover. Feel dizzy, clumsy, and generally c****y but BS seem ok. I usually wake between 6.2 -...

Thanks all for your replies, I do appreciate it. I'm willing to give this a shot and your suggestion @PIPPO_PIPPI sounds helpful, which bluetooth transmitter do you use and how do you 'apply it over the sensor' ? Thanks all

Off top of my head it was about around 6 after my evening meal. Thank you

Hi all, After seeing this place littered with the words 'Libre', I went ahead and ordered the kit. It arrived and the sensors now in my arm but I'm confused about what all the fuss is about and I'm also worried I'm missing something or using it incorrectly. After a few days using it I'm doing...

Hi all, thanks for the responses. I don't trust the WaveSense at all. I'm at home for the rest of the evening so I'm doing a little test. BS is 5.2 on the Optium Neo yet 7.2 on the Wavesense Jazz. If I feel hypo I'll test with the WaveSense and more than likely will be out of hypo...

Morning all, Fairly new T1 here. My doctors originally issued me the WaveSense Jazz, after being assigned a diabetic nurse at the hospital they then issued me a Optium Neo (which in my opinion, is a fancier more modern machine). Long story short, the doctors won't supply me with the Optium Neo...

I've had a look at the BERTIE course and started using an app to help work out my carb intake (generally I eat a lot of carbs). My metabolism is very high so eat a lot throughout the day. A full 7 days and I'm getting to grips with how my body works and how much insulin I require. Thanks all...

Hi @helensaramay, @Juicyj and @paulus1 - thank you for your responses and your welcoming! I'm a huge worrier and just want to understand it all instantly, which I appreciate will not happen with Diabetes :) The Consultant and my DB has started me on very low levels of insulin which seems to be...

Evening all, I've recently been diagnosed with Type 1 at the age of 23 after a fair few months of struggling with feeling absolutely naff all day every day. I'm on NovoRapid, 2 Units with breakfast, lunch and evening meal then 2 Units of Levemir before bed. I'm eager to learn more about Type...